Raidercast LIVE: Meeting Judith Gibbins - 25 Years of Classic Lara

It's been 25 years of Tomb Raider! I was fortunate enough to speak to Lara's voice actress from Tomb Raiders 2 and 3, Judith Gibbins, at the celebration event in Derby, where it all began.
Happy 25 years, Lara!
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[@giftheck]

All three voice actors for Lara sound like they could realistically voice Lara again today!

[@kjh4496]

And by god that wish came true for Reloaded haha.

[@leopardprints]

I really love Lara's 'flat' and detached way of speaking in TR 2 and 3. Judith Gibbin's Lara is my favourite. I love how she delivers 'Happy retirement' so nonchalantly, it makes it even more badass.

[@Powered1Buttercup]

She’s my favorite voice for Lara, the others did a great job but I just really prefer the deeper voice on her.

[@fictionalmediabully9830]

Lara had a lot of witty dialogue in the third game, and Judith made it all the more entertaining. 💛

[@maricidevamega939]

"Welcome back to my humble abode. Feel free to take a look around." That's how her voice imprinted on my mind since then. : )

[@Nah-T-EBei]

I really like how Judith Gibbins voiced Lara. She gave a very classy and sophisticated touch on all of Lara's lines.

[@melindamercier6811]

And the confidence to boot!

[@razielvalentine4076]

She’s such a humble and lovely lady... She’s my favorite Lara and I hope they ask her to voice her again some day...

[@Raidercast]

She's back as one of the voices in the upcoming mobile game, at least!

[@Powered1Buttercup]

@@Raidercast oh that’s nice!,

[@IndoorBee]

Tomb Raider 2 was my first game and so Judith Gibbins will always be my Lara! Every Lara brought something special to the role and I loved her performance! I wish I could have gone to this!

[@justinang5231]

Oh my god, she’s amazing. She still pulls off the lines the same way as she did in 1997!

[@trippyboi91]

Judith’s was ALWAYS my fav. She had such a cool, posh delivery that I always loved about the 2nd iteration of Lara. It’s the model of the character i hold onto dearly to this day!

[@dorachikan8532]

For me Judith is the real Lara. Smooth, confident... she was never the same after her.

[@Powered1Buttercup]

I feel sort of the same, I like the Legend trilogy Lara and her voice acting is also a favorite but even tho I played TR1 a LOT since it was the only game I had for that I still think Judith was the perfect voice for her.

[@dorachikan8532]

@@Powered1Buttercup The funny thing is, I watched walkthrough videos of Shadow of the TR and Lara seems struggling all the time. And then when she's changed into the polygon Lara skin I immediately felt she's confident and badass :D All because of Judith (even though can't hear her)

[@arturdabrowski3976]

Judith's a real woman and she'll always be my first Lara. She perfectly embodies the mature and independent side of her, and I wish she'd remained the voice for much longer. I never liked Jonell Elliott's voice as it was too teenage-sounding for a grown woman. Judith, you're a star! 🥰🌟🌟🌟

[@DinaSan1]

I love both Judith and Jonell, but I have a softer spot for Judith's voice, very mature sounding.

[@CalianPalace]

I'm crying, so happy to see her and recieving all the recognition she deserves!

[@Raidercast]

She’s so lovely, and humble, and just a joy to speak to!

[@DenisLiasis]

I think she had the best voice for Lara. Sassy and strong. They should have kept her. Also you dude, you are one of my favourite TR fans. Thanks for doing this

[@Raidercast]

Thanks for the support Denis! 🙌

[@silvanmula198]

13:45 is the best part for me. Every year she visit my country. I work in the airport of Malta, i hope one day i will be there and meet her by a coincidence 🥰

[@heckyeah8292]

Oh my sweet Lord, to hear her saying lines from classic Tomb Raider games again, it's amazing! And thanks, Raidercast, for bringing back old cast!

[@minimobilereview6570]

brings goosebumps just listening dont it

[@heckyeah8292]

@@minimobilereview6570 Tell me about it! And to also know that she's a very funny and humble woman, it was very pleasing

[@Potkanka]

Ah gosh, that was so sweet! Judith was my first Lara, having started with TR3, so her voice is special for me (even if I didn't understand most of what was being said because I only just started learning English :D ). And her deadpan delivery is so cool, not boring at all. Also Judith herself is such a sweet person, it must've been amazing being there live!

[@Raidercast]

Hopefully will get to meet you at a future event!

[@Potkanka]

@@Raidercast I'd love that! Hmm, maybe we could have an event in Prague for 20th anniversary of AoD, I'm sure it'd be easier for me to attend that one! :D

[@chrisbenev]

Same for me.

[@JoshuaGirardin]

"No." - Judith Gibbins 2021

[@georgidotsin3578]

Omg I've got goosebumps, when Judith started to talk. My first Tomb Raider ever was Tomb raider 3, so its feel surreal after 25 years to hear the voice of Lara, Great job Chris lovely interview.

[@bobbyestep3916]

U started on one of the hardest ones! I still to this day haven’t beat the third all the way through but have beat several levels in it. I have only beat the first 2 games and beat all 3 of the newer ones from Crystal dynamics.

[@jezebelvictoria5625]

I wish more than anything they'd reboot Tomb Raider back to the original Lara and Judith as the voice. She will always be my fave Lara voice actress.

[@llluuuyyyooo]

19:11 wow😮❤

[@facundoojeda6971]

It makes me very happy that Judith receives all the recognition and love that she could not receive 24 years ago. The Tomb Raider community is beautiful and caring

[@PupRiku]

I'm so sad I wasn't able to come to this. You, Judith AND SteveOfWarr!

[@VinnyFerri]

Congratulations for your job, Chris! Your channel is the best of the world when it comes about covering Tomb Raider. Starting watching the video now and beforehand I would like to support the Channel with my like and a comment. Hugs, my friend!

[@Raidercast]

Thanks so much :)

[@dougietheteaboy9960]

Judith was one of my all time favourites!

[@joshuaday_]

This truly made me tear up especially when you guys talked about anxiety and depression and how Lara has helped us all! Great interview! 💝💝

[@Raidercast]

It's so important.

[@Baristana]

She is my favorite!

[@hyunchimi]

I'm feeling like I'm watching it like 'on air'. Like I'm among the audience. Just clapping along. My heart is stolen ♥️

[@zolkofarkas]

Awww, my favourite voice of Lara! (Since tr2 was my first "real" videogame)

[@Raidercast]

She's so so so lovely

[@ThatDeviant]

Omg! As someone who lives in London myself and finding another TR fan group, this is super exciting!!! And you have secured Judith! My favourite Lara voice 🥹💚🙏

[@michelletyler9161]

Oh that made me teary at the end, she’s so wonderful, my first and favourite Lara that I’d mimic the voice lines too. Thank you for doing this, incredible.

[@Raidercast]

Very pleased you enjoyed it

[@toddgarlandd]

Absolutely enjoyed watching this, Judith was always my favourite Lara voice actress. I’d do anything in the world to meet her in person she seems such a lovely lady. It also brought a tear to my eye when the gentleman mentions how she and Lara helped him with his anxiety I think this made her realise how much fans love and appreciate her because it touched her when he made that comment, thank raidercast for another great video ❤️

[@Raidercast]

She's so wonderful. That was such a touching moment ♥

[@CoolDudeClem]

She was always the definitive Lara Croft voice to me, since TR2 & 3 were the first Tomb Raiders I ever played, and to this day TR3 remains my favourite game of the franchise.

[@thomsboys77]

Lara’s falling scream in TR II and III were Shelley Blonde’s scream reused from TR I

[@lionocyborg6030]

Judith and Jonell are 2 of my 3 favourite Lara voices. Judith was my first and I love her work as Lara.

[@minimobilereview6570]

gotta thank this amazing and very gratious lady for bringing our Lara to life much love to Judith Gibbins xxx

[@SvobodovaEva]

How did you pull this off so professionally 😭 you're amazing

[@KoldoIglesias]

Thank you for give us this piece of art. A piece of pure Tomb Raider!!! Juddith is an amazing person ❤️ Thank you again, Chris.

[@Raidercast]

❤❤❤

[@sumbodyshero]

Immediately when she started talking, my brain was like, "THAT's Lara Croft!" She should have been the voice forever. All respects to Shelley Blond (I think she's got more of the attitude of Lara in real life), but I guess I just spent most of my time with TR2 and 3. Never cared for anything past 4 (with the exception of Underworld growing on me after subsequent playthroughs).

[@Tismeabbie]

This was such a wonderful interview to watch in person but I’m glad it’s been recorded for prosperity

[@Raidercast]

Oh I'm so happy it was too, up til I watched it back it didn't feel like it'd happened!

[@edskt_]

Best Lara Croft voice ever, Thank You!

[@digitdecimal]

Each voice line really did bring Lara to life. The secret sound clip is iconic. Brilliant interview and great seeing everyone having fun.

[@kameliyaminkova7333]

Such a great watch!!! All the questions were so fun, I was giggling throughout the video 🤣 you did an awesome job Chris and so did all the people asking questions! Judith was was fantastic, everytime she said 'no', I'd perk up to check if anyone else acknowledged it 🤣

[@Raidercast]

She's so awesome! Absolutely loved speaking to her!

[@kiriavatar123]

She's my favourite, it's so nice to see her ❤️💐

[@TheGebs24]

YES! Thrilled to have been there ❤️❤️❤️

[@Raidercast]

Thanks so much for coming along!! ♥️

[@terrywebb2151]

The absolutely best Lara Croft voice actor ever to grace this planet, made my childhood, nostalgia in every way possible!!

[@richboyadler]

wish I could have been there but work got in the way. she’s such a sweetheart, love you juddith 🤍

[@RainaAudron]

Seeing and hearing Judith (my first Lara) was amazing, thanks for this!

[@agatha9071]

Great job Chris! I just close my eyes and pretend it’s Lara it’s being interviewed. ❤️

[@Geckokidthepaladin]

omg yessss! :D thank you for this wonderful live episode of raidercast!

[@Raidercast]

Thanks for being part of it!

[@LOLRverWalker]

Tomb raider 3 remastered Judith Gibbins

[@BartolisHideoutGaming]

TR2 is my favourite so is Judith! Great interview, well done!👌

[@nanoua27]

Amazing, the Tomb Raider community is a lovely one

[@dhampirdemon]

Fantastic!!! Great interview! It’s so nostalgic hearing her voice!

[@Raidercast]

Felt SO surreal to hear her.

[@heyyitscameronj]

Wait wait wait… Lara’s favorite movie is Deliverance??? 🤔🤯

[@adammyqvist]

Thank you Chris for this wonderful interview! She’s such a lovely lady ☺️ Also it’s interesting the fact she dubbed Sophia Leigh too since the character shares the same model as Lara’s, nice little detail 😁

[@_DeadlyNightshade_]

Her voice in TR3 (welcome back to my humble abode) was warm and changed with her mood throughout the game, as opposed to her voice in TR1 and 2 (don't you think youve seen enough) which sounded a bit emotionless and monotonous. I like how she remembers the lines, and is so humble and funny. Honestly, when I heard about Petra, Jordan suggested as a place for Lara to visit in a future game, I was in shock! A happy shock, because my real name is Lara and I am Jordanian 😁 and I have been a fan of this game since the very beginning. I've always considered Lara my idol. She made me like my name since it wasn't a popular name back then, even now. I admired her confidence and independence eventhough I barely understood the cutscenes since there were no captions.. 😅as the guy in the video mentioned. Great interview! Judith is wonderful, Thank You for your efforts

[@rosannam7623]

Aww this was so sweet what a lovely lady it's so nice to see so many fans of tomb raider my whole childhood, and I still play all the classics, the game holds a special place in my heart 💕

[@LJGrindewald]

What a day ❤ can't believe how fast the weeks have passed since I was there lol.

[@KiyokaMakibi]

Judith is my favourite Lara! What a lovely lady! Would so love to see her reprise the role :)

[@drumsterbaby]

Absolutely the best Lara actress

[@bd_bandkanon]

She strikes me as an intelligent and lovely woman. I would be so happy to just sit and have a chat with her some day, though it is highly unlikely. I don't even go to conventions anymore.

[@Radgryd]

THANK YOU so much for doing this, interviewing her and uploading it here! It was LOVELY to hear and see her! She is so cute! I loved it.

[@Raidercast]

She's wonderful isn't she?

[@CarlPanzram-pt6qu]

It feels like yesterday 😮

[@ajthetrfan4348]

I'd love to meet her one day pure legend I've already booked the ticket to tomb raider 26

[@Freezer5min]

The best voice of Lara Croft.

[@ivanromanov4121]

Amazing interview!

[@Raidercast]

Thanks Ivan!

[@vellichords]

as a massive Tomb Raider/Lara fan and having learnt the name “Judith Gibbins” as a kid (from the booklet crediting all the staff in TR2!) I am completely shocked to learn the voice of my favourite Lara is from the North West like me!!

[@arielgrushka]

Judith is my favorite voice out of all the tomb raider games. A genuine question though: why couldn't they stick with just one voice throughout the ps1 series? I was a bit annoyed as a kid how much her voice would change from one game to the other

[@Raidercast]

Contracts, I believe. I think Shelley’s was a very loose contract and was paid very little, and when they wanted her back her agent tried to get her a fair deal and so the studio went elsewhere. I believe for TR4 they considered it a soft-reboot and wanted to change it again.

[@BonicStudios]

This is such a humbling interview! Loved every second of it!

[@bouncingbluesoul5270]

I wish she did TR4.

[@reinhardtjosephfigueroa5437]

Chris, thank you for sharing us this interview of Judith Gibbins😭❤️. I’m just a new fan to the Tomb Raider game series since 2018. I am so happy to watch you interview the voice actresses of Lara Croft because they are very much important to the integrity of the games. When I played most of them back in 2018 (except Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider), I had stronger inclination to the classic entries, and Tomb Raider 2 (1997) became my biggest favorite. I love Judith Gibbins’ voice for Lara Croft so much. She was the coolest VA for Lara Croft I’ve heard. She made the game less daunting than it was the first time I played it back then.❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯. Would love to see her return for more Tomb Raider games❤️

[@BrendaREGAMER]

Lara voice TR2, TR3😍😍😍😍😍

[@urbanmusiq]

This is soo awesome!! Two amazing influential people featured on this vid! I’m getting so much nostalgia! Thanks so much for this video Chris!

[@trfan18]

This is so awesome. I think this is the first time I’ve seen Judith being interviewed, she’s so nice.

[@laraandlauracroft5748]

When I first saw your announcment for Raidercast way back, I was scared, because I saw the dedication you had and I was so afraid it was gonna fail, but I always believed in yo, I'm so incredibly happy with how far Raidercast came and so glad to be an OG here, So glad to br part of this fandom and I wish you the best in the future, this Video along with previous ones, meant so incredibly much to me that words cannot describe them... I wish you all the best Chris

[@hannahsabrun180]

Great episode Chris - brilliant and fun interview! x

[@heyyitscameronj]

This was incredible, although I do wish she was sat just a tad closer to the mic. Judith and Jonell are definitely my top 2 Lara voices 🥰

[@rtjb2074]

Aw so lovely

[@ScarletAssassinn]

Judith and Jonell are the best classic era voice actresses 😩

[@iNINJAgamer]

Good show Chris and congrats on 10k subscribers!!! 20k next! 😁

[@Raidercast]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 It happened at last!!

[@Pencliff]

Wonderful interview as always and such good questions from everyone! Hope you all had a great time in Derby

[@thecasualgamer1896]

Today was awesome, first this, then coincidentally, I found and picked up a copy of Tomb Raider II!!!

[@Raidercast]

Have fun!

[@Dahliblack]

This was brilliant to listen to, you did an amazing job 👏 Also my favourite Lara voice actress. I wish I knew this live raidercast was happening. Bloody work taking up my time 😩 I hope you do more so I can go 🤞😊

[@Raidercast]

Fingers crossed I'll be back next year!

[@BenKellyMusic92]

I heard that she was only paid a total of £1.5k for each of her appearances in the games 😢 imagine if she was to voice her in a mainstream game nowadays, she'd be set for life. Her and Jonell Elliott were my favourite Laras 💪

[@qica7p]

I love Her!!!! Love all girls who give Voice to Lara :)

[@rickwhispers7473]

Judith 😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰

[@Mitsu2040]

I played TR1 several times, so when I played TR2 I was taken aback by how different her voice was. It took me a while to get over the "she's not Lara" sentiment but now I remember those games fondly especially since TR2 is possibly my favorite of all time. Just listening to her here brought back great memories for me.

[@yohnnyjames]

31:25 SHE LOWKEY DID LARA'S FAMOUS "NO" XD

[@ChuckyDoll07]

Thanks for uploading this! ❤️😍❤️

[@Raidercast]

No problem 😊

[@throughthelookingglass5973]

So many exciting things happening on Tomb Raider: Reloaded. Keeley is back, and our three classic voices recorded some lines as Lara. I cannot wait to hear their voices!

[@PilotsError]

There was a movie out at the same time in 1997 called wounded with Madchen Amick, lara in real life :)

[@JoeZUGOOLA]

Why did t I hear about this? I'm the only tombraider fan I know!!

[@TheInvertedStegosaurus]

Wow! Does Judith still do voice acting work?

[@Raidercast]

I don’t believe so, no

[@TheInvertedStegosaurus]

@@Raidercast Pity!

[@robindreier9796]

Does anybody know where I can find the pic shown at 16:14 in full?

[@Raidercast]

I made it, but I’ll upload it today and give you the link

[@AdamDawson3]

Spain would be a good location for Lara to visit and the Spanish Armada

[@Demowan]

Ha ha she sounds so much like Jennifer Milward... or is it the other way around

[@reinhardtjosephfigueroa5437]

Jennifer Milward sounds like her indeed. I guess that can be one of the reasons she was chose to voice act Lara Croft in Tomb Raider 2: The Dagger of Xian Remake❤️

[@lionocyborg6030]

Jenni sounds like a cross between Judith and Keeley Hawes to me. They are two of my favourite Lara’s next to Jonell, Judith being my first.

[@EvilSocks101]

25:25 is that MasterPlaythrough? 😲

[@Clonest]

ahaah!

[@curtis8516]

Does anyone know if she has a fan mail address?

[@TaeruhsMG]

19:11

[@Sopherian]

Can't stop laughing! She's so hilarious.

[@darthkahn45]

I love that picture of her holding the guns lol Definitely not her thing